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Justice DY Chandrachud calls Aadhaar authentication 'serious issue', recalls how ailing mother faced problems to get pension
•Supreme Court judge, Justice DY Chandrachud, the son of late Chief Justice of India YV Chandrachud, on Thursday recalled a personal experience during the hearing on the Aadhaar issue
Aadhaar mandatory linking to services and welfare schemes may extend beyond 31 March, Centre tells SC
•The deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar may be further extended beyond 31 March.
State can't compel citizens to give personal info, say Aadhaar petitioners; SC points out people do that voluntarily with private cos
•A forceful argument that the State cannot compel a citizen to part with personal information to a private entity, prompted the Supreme Court on Thursday to point out that people voluntarily gave such inputs to private insurance or mobile companies.
UIDAI approves SIM re-verification via OTP for existing telecom subscribers
•The Unique Identification Authority of India has approved the blueprint presented by telcos to operationalise new modes like OTP for Aadhaar-based SIM re-verification of existing subscribers from 1 December.
Right to privacy debate highlights: Supreme Court bench questions petitioners, raises security concerns
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court decided to set up a nine-judge bench to decide whether right to privacy can be declared as a fundamental right.
Read an excerpt from Aadhaar: A Biometric History of India’s 12-Digit Revolution
Shankar •In a new book — coinciding with the eighth anniversary of the announcement by Pranab Mukherjee that led to the creation of Aadhaar — senior journalist Shankkar Aiyar comprehensively traces the history of the unique identification system
No Aadhaar for invading privacy: UID will be must for all even though govt wants you to believe it's not
Fp Archives •Aadhaar is not mandatory but we hardly have a choice with government subsidies, benefits and services being made subject to possession of the biometric identity card.
Simplified income tax returns forms notified: Deadline for filing 31 Aug, Aadhaar number mandatory
Fp Archives •The new ITRs have replaced the 14-page form that were notified earlier this year, triggering a major controversy with individuals, industrialists and MPs saying tax filing would become cumbersome as those forms had sought details including foreign trips and bank accounts details.
Jan Dhan accounts cross 5 cr mark, banks collect over Rs 3,500 cr
Fp Archives •The Jan Dhan scheme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address and was formally launched on 28 August.